Analysis of health effects of the “Internet + Rural-urban water supply” model of the Ningxia Xihaigu Region

Key Points

• The study aims to evaluate the health effects of rural-urban water supply policies in the Ningxia Xihaigu region.
• Utilized a difference-in-differences model for quantifying health effects
• Selected experimental and control groups based on panel data from 2013-2019
• Analyzed the impact of water supply interventions on average county death rates
• Findings reveal a significant 0.75‰ reduction in death rates in beneficiary counties
• Health policy effects can sustain positive impacts for 4 to 5 years
• Water supply policies are nearly as impactful as local public finance spending, significantly driving health improvements

Abstract